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Women in Spaceare the historic heroines, the modern marvels working in the space industry today and the female engineers who help propel the astronauts into space.

1770-1852 Sarah Guppy (bridge patentee) She was an inventor who contributed to the design of Britain's infrastructure and developed several domestic products. In 1811 she patented the first of her inventions, a method of making safe piling for bridges. 1770-1852

1885-1969 Alice Perry (civil engineer, Eire) graduated with a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering from Queen's College Galway (now NUI, Galway) in 1906. It is understood that she is the first woman to graduate with a degree in engineering in Ireland or Great Britain

1895-1957 Dame Caroline HaslettDBE, JPwas the first secretary of the Women's Engineering Society as well as first director of the Electrical Association for Women(which she co-founded) which pioneered such wonders as the "All-Electric House" in Bristol in 1935

1909-1990 Beatrice Shilling (aero engineer) was an aeronautical engineer who was responsible for correcting a serious defect in the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine during the Second World War. She also was a well-known racing motorcyclist. 1909-1990